| Zephyrarchaea marae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Archaeidae |
| Genus: | Zephyrarchaea |
| Species: | Z. marae |
| Binomial name | |
| Zephyrarchaea marae Rix & Harvey, 2012 | |
Zephyrarchaea marae, the West Gippsland assassin spider, is a spider in the family Archaeidae. The species was first described by Michael G. Rix and Mark Harvey in 2012. It is endemic to Victoria in Australia.
Taxonomy
The species specific name is a patronym in honour of Dr. MΔra Blosfeld.
Description
The males are 3.03 mm long, while the females are 3.95 mm long.
Distribution and habitat
The species is known only from temperate rainforest and mesic closed forest habitats Dandenong and Strzelecki Ranges of West Gippsland, south and southeast of Melbourne.
Conservation
The species is found throughout several national parks, and does not require any conservation action.
References
- "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Rix, Michael G.; Harvey, Mark S. (2012-05-07). "Australian Assassins, Part II: A review of the new assassin spider genus Zephyrarchaea (Araneae, Archaeidae) from southern Australia". ZooKeys (191): 1β62. doi:10.3897/zookeys.191.3070. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3353492. PMID 22639534.
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